Unpacking the High Court’s Decision on Sodomy In the Dausab case, a gay man challenged the laws that criminalise sexual contact between adult men. On Friday, the High Court found that the crimes in question were unconstitutional and invalid. Here…

What is sodomy? ‘Sodomy’ is part of the Roman-Dutch common law inherited by Namibia at independence. Historically, it was the legal label given to all manner of ‘unnatural’ sexual offences, including masturbation, oral sex and anal intercourse between people of…

Why you should NOT support them no matter how you feel about same-sex issues What are the ‘Ekandjo Bills’? These are two laws introduced by MP Jerry Ekandjo and passed by parliament in 2023. They have not yet been signed…